succussion noun. [sǝ'kʌʃ(ǝ)n] E17.
[Latin succussio(n-), from succuss- pa. ppl stem of succutere, formed as SUB- + quatere shake: see -ION.]
1. The action or an act of shaking something, esp. with violence; the condition of being shaken. E17.
2. spec. in Medicine. A method of diagnosis which consists in shaking the body to detect splashing sounds indicating the presence of fluid and air, esp. in pneumothorax; an instance of this; the sound produced. M18.
3. Homoeopathy. The vigorous shaking of a preparation of a medicine. Cf. POTENTIZE. M19.

■ succuss [sǝ'kʌs] verb trans. subject to succussion M19.

■ succussive adjective (rare) characterized by a shaking motion M18.

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